We are only in it for the money

Pink Yellow and Blue Prov will be on public view in an exhibition in London beginning this Saturday 9th March until Sunday 24th March!

• We are only in it for the money 09/03-24/03/13 Exhibition opening: Saturday 09/03/13, 6-9pm Kate Fallon-Cousins, Luke Cooke-Yarborough, Kelda Free + David Brazier, Julika Gittner, Martin Lau, Ilka Leukefeld, Sophio Medoize, Jon Purnell, Natasha Rees, Chris Shaw, Dan Simpkins + Penny Whitehead Non‐commercial artists have always feared the corruption of their ideological position by ‘selling‐out’, i.e. engaging with the reality of commercial practices. At the same time the loathed commercial ‘other’ is always a core point of reference for any position that is aimed at a critique of capitalism as well as the secret desires of many self‐proclaimed cultural idealists. Frank Zappa’s album ‘We Are Only in it for the Money’ famously satirized this conundrum by imitating the cover of the Beatles’ 1967 album ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’ (which Zappa felt encapsulated the hiatus of unscrupulous materialism.) Whilst it might be a common expectation amongst intellectuals for so called ‘serious’ artists to stay clear of the corrupting effects of financial rewards for their work, the general public still sees financial success as the main indicator of an art work’s relevance. ‘We are only in it for the money’ showcases work by artists that scrutinise such assumptions about art’s commercial value at the Princess Alice Pub in East London. All artworks will be for sale on a 10% commission basis. The Princess Alice &n bsp; 40 Commercial Street London E1 6LP Tue-Wed 16:00-00:00 Thu-Fri 16:00-02:00 Sat 14:000-03:00 Sun 12:00-23:00 www.scareinthecommunity.com

I'd like to thank...

I have been busy gathering many followers for Prov on Twitter but his likes on Facebook could fit on ..this lovely print I did. Thanks also you who have visited this blog thank you thank you thank you :) K8

Prov page three

This is page 3 of a comic strip my dad did. It is very silly and Prov was not born in a garage but he is made out of a spanner. If you want to catch up on pages 1 and 2 see March and April. Other pages to follow..

21/12/2012

Pink Prov got so trashed at his hotel room on Friday that he's currently held together with rubber bands! This new generation of Provenance Men really know how to party. Now that they have lived a little and when I've fixed Pink Prov, all three will go back in their boxes and will officially go on sale to the public. At long last!

Home grown Gersh

 I have been busy trying to get Prov mentions on the radio! and it's very exciting when they are read out. I have set up a soundcloud to share them.. Here is one where Prov mentions growing a 'Mervin Gersh' for Movember! http://soundcloud.com/provenance-man/prov-mention-mervin-gersh-on If you don't know what a Mervin Gersh is check out their new video on You tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0E2qeETqnY and then like 'em here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mervin-Gersh/148193575208288?fref=ts Prov is a big fan so get down and see them here live at Beerd Fest 2012, Camp and furnace, Liverpool on the fourth of December.

Website

If you are interested in my project 'Provenance Man' you might be interested in my other work too. For this reason I have created  a website Check it! Nice one k8 http://katefc.wix.com/imadethisforyou

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